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7 hours ago

Mexico's Sheinbaum demands explanations after US Embassy officials die in Chihuahua

Claudia Sheinbaum demands explanations after four officials died in an accident during a clandestine lab operation in Chihuahua.
World news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado draws a huge Madrid rally and rebuffs meeting with Spain's Sanchez

The Independent provides critical journalism on key issues without paywalls, relying on donations to support its reporting efforts.
#venezuela
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago
World news

Skepticism in Miami over Delcy Rodriguez's promises of legal security in Venezuela: We have to wait and see if they do what they say'

World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

No regrets': Venezuela's Machado defends giving Nobel medal to Trump

Maria Corina Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump, expressing support for his actions against Maduro in Venezuela.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

Delcy Rodriguez calls for a Venezuela free of sanctions' amid US detente

Limited sanctions relief has not stabilized Venezuela's economy, prompting calls for further lifting of sanctions to attract foreign investment.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

Skepticism in Miami over Delcy Rodriguez's promises of legal security in Venezuela: We have to wait and see if they do what they say'

Venezuela's interim president promises legal security to attract foreign investment, but skepticism remains among investors about the country's economic opening.
Left-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Sheinbaum vows to defend Mexicans at every level' amid anger at Trump over migrant deaths

The Mexican government is increasingly vocal about the deaths of its citizens in US custody, demanding investigations and raising human rights concerns.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
6 days ago

Sheinbaum orders increased scrutiny of ICE detention centers after deaths of Mexicans in custody

Mexico's president mandates daily consular visits to U.S. immigration detention centers due to rising deaths of Mexican nationals in custody.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Chile's far-right government rips up plan for memorial at Pinochet torture site

Colonia Dignidad was a fenced enclave where Paul Schafer held as many as 300 people with minimal contact with the outside world, subjecting them to severe abuse and torture.
Germany news
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Accused Pinochet agent turned Bondi nanny Adriana Rivas to be extradited to Chile

Adriana Rivas will be extradited to Chile to face kidnapping charges related to Pinochet's dictatorship after losing her legal battle in Australia.
Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

US denies entry to Silvia Labayru, a victim of the Argentine dictatorship

Silvia Labayru, a former guerrilla, was denied entry to the U.S. despite having a valid visa, raising concerns about her book's impact.
Environment
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Chile's President Kast tosses out dozens of environmental protections

Chile's new President Jose Antonio Kast suspended 43 environmental regulations covering emissions, pollution, and national parks to prioritize economic growth and job creation over environmental protections.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Argentina was the model of how to survive a dictatorship. Javier Milei is changing that | Jordana Timerman

Argentina commemorates the 50th anniversary of the 1976 military coup amid challenges to its democratic consensus and the legacy of state terror.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Kast is more like Trump': Chile's environmentalists prepare to do battle for the country's future

The highlands are the sustenance of life, and all that water comes down from the mountains to the valleys, such as Azapa and Lluta and to the coast. The city of Arica is on the coast. So, we have a very serious problem. We will not have water—not for agriculture, not for livestock, not for tourism.
Miscellaneous
Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Venezuelans in Chile rally around Maria Corina Machado

Maria Corina Machado gathered 17,000 Venezuelan expatriates in Santiago, Chile for the largest demonstration since her December departure from Venezuela, coinciding with worker protests in Caracas demanding dignity and freedom.
#chilean-politics
US Elections
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Jose Antonio Kast, the Pinochet fan about to swerve Chile to the far right

Jose Antonio Kast won Chile's presidency with 58% of the vote by promising tough crime solutions, despite Chile's murder rate being relatively low compared to other Latin American countries.
US Elections
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Jose Antonio Kast, the Pinochet fan about to swerve Chile to the far right

Jose Antonio Kast won Chile's presidency with 58% of the vote by promising tough crime solutions, despite Chile's murder rate being relatively low compared to other Latin American countries.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Fears for women's rights in Chile as anti-abortion president set to take office

Jose Antonio Kast, a 60-year-old ultra Catholic whose father was a member of the Nazi party, has consistently blocked progressive bids for women's rights and equality across his three-decade career in politics. As a congressman, Kast voted against divorce when Chile became one of the last countries of the world to legalise it in 2004 and vehemently opposed the legalisation of abortion under limited exceptions when it was passed in 2017.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

We want this movement to be massive': how Chilean women's football is leading the way

The Chilean players' association officially became a union in December, and its president, Javiera Moreno, believes there needs to be women's representation in players' unions around the world. We want this movement to become massive, says the former Universidad Catolica captain. Our goal is to spread this to other countries. I don't know if in other places the path will be to have a specific union for women. This was needed here, but I think there needs to be at least representation of women's players within every country's footballers' union.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Lucia Camacho: In the iris business, it's no coincidence that World Foundation has focused on Latin America'

Over the past three years, several Latin American countries have witnessed the arrival of the Orb, a futuristic-looking spherical device used to read irises and capture biometric data. This striking technology, developed by World Foundation and created by Sam Altman, a leading figure in artificial intelligence and CEO of OpenAI, along with its operational partner, Tools for Humanity, has been installed in shopping malls, gas stations, and other locations in Colombia, Chile, and Brazil.
Artificial intelligence
#chile-politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Argentina passes Milei's controversial labor reform

The reform is part of Milei's free market agenda and aims to boost hiring by loosening employers' liabilities and limiting workers' rights. The law will: Limit the right to strike, Reduce unions' bargaining power, Make it easier for companies to fire workers, Extend probation periods, Curb workers' ability to sue employers upon dismissal, Cut severance pay, which is traditionally high in Argentina, Empower employers to mandate 12-hour workdays (instead of the current eight), Reduce salaries for employees on sick leave.
US politics
Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Berta Caceres and the resistance that was born under an oak tree

Berta Caceres, a Lenca leader murdered in Honduras in 2016 for defending the Gualcarque River against business and military interests, remains a symbol of both judicial progress and persistent impunity in human rights defense.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Jailed for losing a pregnancy: how progress on El Salvador's harsh anti-abortion law is unravelling

El Salvador's absolute abortion ban criminalizes women experiencing miscarriages and obstetric emergencies, resulting in arrests and sentences up to 50 years for aggravated homicide charges.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Chile's president-elect Kast unveils Cabinet: Few party members, business allies and drug tests

Jose Antonio Kast announced a 24-member Cabinet, led by Claudio Alvarado, prioritizing crime-fighting and economic revival with many nonparty and business-affiliated ministers.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

A 15-year-old teenager, missing since 1986, officially recognized as a victim of the Pinochet dictatorship

Luis had been missing for four decades, ever since he disappeared at age 15 during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973–1990). The notice came from a court in Arica, in the far north of Chile, summoning him for failing to vote in the May elections for constitutional councilors, according to records from the Electoral Service (Servel). Under Chile's compulsory voting law, anyone who does not vote must provide a justification; otherwise, they face sanctions.
World politics
#evo-morales
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Acquittal of Chile riot officer who blinded protester raises impunity fears

A Santiago court ruled Lt Col Claudio Crespo legitimately defended his actions after shooting and blinding protester Gustavo Gatica, raising concerns about impunity and heavy-handed policing.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Latin America: In the Shadow of the US | Ep 1 Coups

US-backed Cold War interventions in Latin America led to military coups, dictatorships, covert operations, resistance movements, regional repression, and lasting political instability.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Fernandez wins Costa Rican presidency, steering Latin America further right

With 94% of polling stations counted, the political heir of outgoing president, Rodrigo Chaves, had captured 48.3% of the vote, compared with Ramos's 33.4%, according to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). As soon as the first results were announced, members of Fernandez's Sovereign People's party erupted in celebrations around the country, waving blue, red and white-striped Costa Rican flags. Viva Rodrigo Chaves, some cheered, in a nod to Fernandez's mentor.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Brazil's Lula says Maduro should face trial in Venezuela, not US

I believe that if Maduro has to be trialled, he has to be trialled in his country, not trialled abroad, Lula said in an interview, emphasising that what matters now is to re-establish democracy in Venezuela. It has to be solved by the people of Venezuela, and not by foreign interference, said Lula, citing a history of US-backed dictatorships in Latin America, including Chile, Argentina and Uruguay.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Costa Rica heads to polls amid fears of authoritarian turn

Costa Rica heads to the polls on Sunday in an election dominated by increasing insecurity and warnings of an authoritarian turn in a country long seen as a model of liberal democracy in the region. Crime is a big concern for many voters as criminal groups battle to control lucrative cocaine trafficking routes to Europe and the US, casting a shadow on the Central American country famous for its wildlife tourism.
World news
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